Asia

Brunei

• After FEED work, McDermott nets subsea contract with Petronas off Brunei

China

• Chinese People Holdings renews natural gas supply agreement
• China increases Saudi Arabia oil purchases as kingdom cuts prices
• Chinese premier calls for greater mutual opening up among markets
• North China port receives record single shipment of Airbus components
• New cargo route linking SW China’s Chongqing and Myanmar’s Yangon makes inaugural flight
• China to invest billions of USD in Pakistan’s solar energy and high-tech sectors
• Soybean rally unwinds on China demand doubts, ample supply

India

• India: BPCL seeks LNG cargo for January delivery
• India: IOC seeks LNG cargo for January delivery
• Record-low battery storage bids in India may undermine project viability, experts warn
• MERC and a state discom imposed power tariff hikes allegedly in violation of law
• Karnataka fast-tracks Goa–Tamnar power line through Western Ghats
• Vidarbha Industries Association accuses MSEDCL of charging 20% higher tariff
• India’s energy sourcing guided by affordability and market dynamics: MEA Randhir Jaiswal
• New locally-built pilot boat to serve India’s Navlakhi Port (GMB Pilot-1)
• Svitzer taps Indian yard for tug newbuilding quartet
• McDermott confirms contract award from Petronas

Indonesia

• Indonesia seeks new oil and gas sources
• Eni strikes more deepwater gas in Indonesia’s Kutei Basin

Japan

• Japan: JERA signs first long-term LNG export deal with Torrent Power
• JERA bags its first multi-year LNG offtake deal outside Japan

Kazakhstan

• Kazakhstan to supply some Kashagan oil to China directly due to CPC damage
• Why Kazakhstan’s oil wealth remains largely untapped

Malaysia

• GROW/GROW PLUS participants record cumulative sales of RM106 million
• PJBumi unit secures RM23.46 million Kedah industrial project

Pakistan

• FPCCI launches historic training initiative for 1,000 industry leaders on future-ready workforce
• Pakistan and Iran agree to extend electricity sale; prices set between 7.7–11.45 cents/kWh
• Pakistan seeks U.S. support to accelerate energy reforms and investment
• Government to end gas cross-subsidy for households by 2026 as sector opens to private players
• Pakistan: NEPRA slashes power tariff by Rs0.88 for December
• Customs seizures of smuggled goods valued at Rs138 million reported
• Pakistan: Din Textile boosts solar capacity to 11.2MW
• PKR remains flat against USD; workers’ remittances rise (9.3–9.4% reported)
• SECP warns public against fraudulent trading platforms impersonating licensed brokers
• NBP to open branch in Uzbekistan next year

South Korea

• Edison and Knutsen agree on new LNG vessel to be built by Hanwha Ocean

Taiwan

• Dong Fang Offshore orders cable laying vessel to meet needs in Taiwan

Thailand

• Eni signs long-term LNG sale agreement with Thai Gulf Development Company

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan advances solar, wind and storage projects

Vietnam

• Vinaconex to acquire 98% stake in state-controlled Viwaseen
• Jollibee earns over $58 million from fried chicken and coffee chains in Vietnam (Jan–Sept)
• Lawmakers urge incentives for private investment in offshore wind power
• De Heus seeks to build agri chain in Gia Lai province
• Danang rolls out unprecedented incentives for Free Trade Zone
• Logistics set to become a ‘super sector’ in Vietnam: association chairman

ASEAN

• Five economies seen powering ASEAN’s next growth cycle

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Middle East

Bahrain

• Bapco hits record refinery output of 405,000 barrels per day
• 19th Annual GPCA Forum opens in Bahrain
• ACWA Power and Bapco Energies announce a joint development agreement for cross-border solar-and-storage project

Egypt

• Egypt signs upstream deal with Cheiron
• WASCO makes a new gas discovery in the Nile Delta (North El-Basant-1 completed)
• Scatec signs agreements for 1.1 GW Obelisk Hybrid Project in Egypt
• Orascom Construction and OCI Global agree merger deal
• A.T. Lease completes $38.8 million issuance in inaugural securitization program

Iraq

• Oil falls 2% as Iraqi oilfield production restored; talks on Ukraine continue
• US backs Iraq plan to move Lukoil oil field to an American firm
• US report highlights Lukoil’s role in Iraq’s West Qurna 2 oilfield

Kuwait

• Kuwait oil price up 57 cents to $63.61 pb

Oman

• UK’s Kistos to buy Oman onshore oil and gas stakes for $148 million
• Oman stays the course on hydrogen development as global giants retreat
• Asyad Group unveils logistics projects to support green hydrogen sector
• Advanced plant-factory technology launched in Oman
• Building code to redefine construction standards

Qatar

• Qatar: QatarEnergy outlines LNG supply expansion plans at Doha Forum 2025
• Brookfield and Qatar launch $20 billion AI infrastructure joint venture

Saudi Arabia

• Aramco, ExxonMobil and Samref explore major refinery upgrade and petrochemical expansion in Yanbu
• Saudi Aramco plans to export first condensate from Jafurah gas plant in February
• Saudi January crude oil supply to China set to hit three-month high after price falls
• VIDEO: Saudi non-oil private sector sees strong growth as PMI climbs over 60
• Riyadh-Qassim IWTP to reach financial close in 2026; Riyadh Expo tenders more infrastructure work
• Lucid opens Alkhobar facility, marking new phase in Saudi EV transition
• Over 150 Chinese investors seek Saudi partnerships in petrochemicals, plastics and printing
• SPARK inaugurates Smart Mobility plant for manufacturing EV chargers

United Arab Emirates

• UAE to hike LNG exports to meet soaring global demand
• UAE non-oil private sector activity expands in November: PMI
• Contractors submit prices to Adnoc Gas for Ruwais NGL project
• Holcim and 44.01 launch cement CO2 mineralisation pilot in Fujairah
• Dubai Investments launches $354 million Al Vista mixed-use development project
• Abu Dhabi announces $550 million for UN’s 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview
• DP World retires legacy names in global marine services rebrand

Regional

• Becht seeks to expand LNG business in the Middle East
• Cybersecurity emerges as a critical priority for the energy sector amid digital transformation
• New sensor system enables predictive corrosion monitoring at industrial plants

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Africa

Angola

• Angola: TotalEnergies expands NEO Next with new FPSO

Morocco

• Morocco gets closer to creating $1 billion LNG import hub

Namibia

• Galp partners with TotalEnergies in Namibia for Mopane oil field; TotalEnergies gains control of Mopane discovery

Nigeria

• Nigeria: sector challenges persist after winding down $344 million power and airline intervention fund by CBN
• Reps probe $20 billion funding gap for abandonment and decommissioning of oil facilities
• $2.4 billion Eurobond, oil receipts and remittances drive Nigeria’s $7.5 billion reserves surge
• SEC unveils broad market reforms to bolster investor confidence

South Africa

• South Africa sells first infrastructure bonds, raising $693 million
• Shell makes moves to boost Orange basin exposure

Pan-Africa / Continental

• Africa needs $375 billion gas investment by 2035, says SPE
• African Development Bank and Pan African Federation of Accountants launch $5.2 million initiative to professionalise accountancy
• AI transforms Africa’s fintech landscape

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Europe

France

• French Navy’s fourth POM-class patrol vessel formally named
• Hybrid buoy tender to be deployed in France’s Pays de la Loire region

Italy

• Prysmian’s R&D activities get €300 million EIB boost
• Eni eyes fast-track development of a potential new gas giant

Netherlands

• XOcean secures survey contracts for six Dutch offshore wind farms

Norway

• Jinhui continues fleet renewal with another ultramax newbuild
• Equinor scores gas and condensate discoveries in Sleipner
• Shallow-water driller plots a return to the Oslo Stock Exchange

Poland

• Poland eyes LNG buildout to shape Europe’s post-Russia gas flows

Russia

• Putin clears way for deals on Shell-Rosneft stake in the Caspian Pipeline

Türkiye

• Türkiye bolsters its LNG arsenal as BOTAŞ pens two ten-year deals with SEFE and Eni

United Kingdom

• TechnipFMC picked for flexible pipe for Ithaca’s Scottish field
• €30 million EU project launches to push UK wave energy
• UK’s BII backs Egypt’s first solar-plus-storage project

Ukraine

• Oil steadies; Ukraine peace talks and US rate decision in spotlight

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North America

Canada

• Canada: LNG Canada Phase 1 completed; Fluor and JGC hand over second production train

United States

• Natural gas futures and prices plunge amid warm forecasts and storage changes
• Kinder Morgan expects higher 2026 profit on strong natural gas demand
• U.S. LNG feed gas deliveries hold near record highs despite operational hiccups
• ExxonMobil raises earnings outlook through 2030
• US solar installations surge 49% in Q3 despite regulatory hurdles

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South America

Brazil

• Brazil moves to block existing Santos operators from bidding on new mega terminal

Trinidad and Tobago

• BP fires up more gas wells off Trinidad as terminal electrification works continue in Azerbaijan

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Global

• Oil holds biggest decline in three weeks with global glut in focus; some forecasts expect oil below $60 next year
• Global SAF output to reach 1.9 million tonnes in 2025; growth expected to slow next year – IATA
• LNG market evolution and bunker opportunities covered in Q4’25 reports
• Bezos Earth Fund commits $24.5 million to protect Eastern Pacific waters
• Global initiatives on climate, energy transition and net-zero roadmaps